Cheick Sanou
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Iron Biby |
| Nationality | Burkinabé |
| Born | April 20, 1992 Burkina Faso |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 449 lb (204 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Strongman |
| Competition record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Strongman | ||
Representing  Burkina Faso
| ||
| Giants Live | ||
| 4th | 2017 World Tour Finals | |
| 8th | 2018 World Tour Finals | |
| 6th | 2019 Giants Live World Tour Finals | |
| 3rd | 2021 Strongman Classic | |
| World's Ultimate Strongman | ||
| 12th | 2018 Dubai | |
| 11th | 2019 World's Ultimate Strongman | |
| Ultimate Strongman | ||
| 8th | 2016 World Championships | |
| The World Log Lift Championships | ||
| 1st | 2018 | |
| 1st | 2019 | |
Representing  Canada
| ||
| Giants Live | ||
| 7th | 2017 North American Open | |
| Powerlifting | ||
| Representing Burkina Faso
| ||
| WPC Junior Championships | ||
| 1st | 2014 | |
Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou (Cheick Ahmed al-Hassan Sanou) is a strongman from Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.[1] He is the 2018 and 2019 World Log Lift Champion and holds the Guinness World record for most overhead presses (of a person) in one minute.[2]
Early life[]
Cheick Sanou was born in Burkina Faso and was a large child who was bullied at school; he earned the nickname "Biby" at an early age. He had early interests in sprinting, gymnastics and basketball.[3] At age 17 he attended the University of Moncton, in Canada and earned a Business administration degree. During that time, he began weightlifting and was a true natural talent. [4] In 2013, at age 21, Biby entered and won his first powerlifting competition.[5] He said that after his strongman successes his nickname changed to "Iron Biby".[6]
Career achievements[]
- World record holder, 229 kg log lift, SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 18 September 2021.
- 1st Place World Powerlifting Championship (junior class) (2014), both in bench press (217.5 kg) and deadlift (307.5 kg) at age 22[7]
- 4th Place Giants Live World Tour Finals Manchester 2017
- African Record 213 kg Log lift Personal Best 2018
- 1st Place World Log Lift Championship 2018 (213 kg)
- 3rd Place Ultimate Strongman Junior World Championships[8]
- 1st Place, log lift, Europe Strongest Man 2019 (220 kg)[9]
- Tied for 5th place in Giants Live World Tour Finals Manchester 2019[10]
- On March 1, 2020, he posted an unofficial overhead lift of 240 kg (529 lbs).[11]
- On July 18, 2020, he posted an unofficial overhead lift of 260 kg (573,3 lbs).
- 217 kg/477.4 lb Axle Press (World Record) - Performed at the 2021 Strongman Classic at Royal Albert Hall.[12]
- 229 kg/504.95 lb Log-lift (World Record) - Performed at the 2021 Giants live World tour final in Scotland (Glasgow).
References[]
- ^ "From bullied to beloved: Burkina Faso's strongest man". 2018-11-26.
- ^ "Most overhead presses of a person in one minute (Male)".
- ^ MacJob, Gbolahan Peter (February 2018). "From fat-shamed boy to one of world's strongest men". BBC News.
- ^ https://barbend.com/iron-biby-22kg-overhead-press/
- ^ "Meet Cheick Sanou, the Guinness World Record Holder for Most Overhead Presses".
- ^ "Giants Live".
- ^ https://worldpowerliftingcongress.com/wp-content/uploads/results/archive/2014%20WPC%20Worlds.htm
- ^ "Ultimate Strongman » USA's Hadge Fights Back to Win World Championship". 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Burkinabé Iron Biby crowned 2019 World Champion of Log Lift". 2019-04-09.
- ^ "Giants Live".
- ^ "Iron Biby Records 240kg/529lb Standing Military Press". May 2020.
- ^ "Iron Biby Breaks Axle Press World Record with 217kg Lift". BarBend. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
External links[]
  | This biographical article relating to sport in Burkina Faso is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- 1992 births
- Burkina Faso strength athletes
- Living people
- 21st-century Burkinabé people
- Burkinabé sportspeople stubs